Evaluating the photo

- So here we are, we've opened mount_rushmore_01_01and we're going to be assessing the imagefor restoration first of all.Now the reason why we need to restore the image first of allbefore we recompose the photois we don't want to move the damagefrom one area to another when we're cloningand moving data around the image.So once we move this girl on the left hand sideto the main group on the right hand sidewe'll be moving any damage acrossand we don't want to do that,so we need to restore it firstbefore we start the recomposition.

So let's have a look at what damagethere is in this photo we need to restore first of all.Now we can see immediately on the left hand sidethere is some red staining,and on the right hand side we can see some blue staining.So we need to remove these,do that by converting to black and whiteas one of our first steps.Have a look as we zoom in onto this image,we'll check up here, we can see that there is somecracking in the emulsion of the imageand that actually seems to cover a fair degreeof the surface across this lady's face,down this side of the image, and along the bottom.

So we're gonna have to tackle those.In the shadows we've got dust along this block of wood,the trousers here, more here,so we're tackling the dust and the scratches.If we zoom out, have a look.Along the top here is a bit fuzzy,but I think that's just from focus,the depth of field,so anything beyond that sign seems to beslightly blurred and out of focus, that's okay.But down at the bottom here we've gota slight bit of blurring and fuzziness,we'll have a look at that as well.May need to use a bit of dodge and burnto correct any strange blodgesand blotches around the image.

And also we'll be injecting some detailback into the highlights by correcting the exposureand adding some contrast to the image.So we've got a nice punchy, clean restorebefore we start to recompose the photograph.

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7/9/2015

One of the more challenging photo restoration tasks involves recomposing a photo: moving two people closer together, for example. In this project-based course, master photo restorationist Neil Rhodes shows how to do just that. After evaluating the task and planning the recomposition approach, Neil shows how to use selections and masks to remove and reinsert a person in the scene. Next, he shows how to reconstruct the background details that the person was obscuring. Finally, he details how to adjust the lighting, scale, and shadows to ensure realism.